NAACP-xAI clash tests government power to block citizens' air pollution suits
By Amy Miller ( October 28, 2026, 21:53 GMT | Comment) -- The Trump administration is mounting a series of legal maneuvers to shut down the NAACP’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s xAI of illegally operating gas-fired turbines at its Mississippi data center. The Department of Justice renewed its claim that the federal government can block private Clean Air Act enforcement, just four days after a federal judge rejected that argument. The immediate beneficiaries would be xAI and its subsidiary, but the government’s strategy could have consequences far beyond Musk’s AI business, if it succeeds.The Trump administration is mounting a series of legal maneuvers to shut down the NAACP’s lawsuit accusing Elon Musk’s xAI of illegally operating gas-fired turbines to power its Mississippi data center....
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